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| Author: | Allen, W. |
| Title: | Social networks and self-employment |
| Journal: | Journal of Socio-Economics
2000 : VOL. 29:5, p. 487-501 |
| Index terms: | NETWORKS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SOCIOLOGY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article applies social network concepts, developed in sociology, to the analysis of the self-employment decision. Theory suggests that if one's social network provides social support so as to reduce the costs of self-employment, those with more effective social networks may possess a greater incentive to attempt self-employment, ceteris paribus. Empirical investigation of this hypothesis is conducted using a unique new data set, the Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Climate Study, which allows analysis of self-employment in a social context. |
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